Links of Interest
American Association of Endodontists – national organization representing the specialty of endodontics or root canal treatment.
Dental Trauma Guide–The site covers up to date treatment guidelines for primary and permanent teeth. The website is developed in cooperation between the Copenhagen University Hospital and the International Association of Dental Traumatology (IADT) and is hosted by world reknown trauma expert Dr. Jens Ove Andreasen.
Zumbro Valley Dental Society (ZVDS)– Posted are upcoming meeting dates and topics, Mayo Grand Rounds dates and topics, board meeting minutes, etc.
National Dental Practice-Based Research Network-The National Dental Practice-Based Research Network is a consortium of participating practices and dental organizations committed to advancing knowledge of dental practice and ways to improve it. Essentially, it is “practical science” done about, in, and for the benefit of “real world” everyday clinical practice. The major source of funding for the nation’s network is the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
American Association of Women Dentists – dedicated to enhancing and promoting participation and leadership for women in organized dentistry.
American Dental Association – ADA Online – access to news, publications, and products and services related to dental health.
American Medical Association – another useful site with links to consumer health information, vast AIDS information center, searchable database of more than 650,000 physicians.
MedicineNet – Content-rich commercial site includes interactive groups, ask-the-doctor feature, medical dictionary, comprehensive drug information, medical news, disease-specific information, and links.
Medscape – Searchable commercial collection of full-text articles from such useful sources as the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Medical Matrix – Physician maintained commercial database of annotated health links. Oriented toward medical professionals, but accessible to an educated lay person. A keyword search gets you to a subject index, from which you navigate to the links you want.
WebDental – American based dental database